Gaming & Sports Book Writers & Runners

Post information enabling patrons to wager on various races and sporting events. Assist in the operation of games such as keno and bingo. May operate random number generating equipment and announce the numbers for patrons. Receive, verify, and record patrons' wagers. Scan and process winning tickets presented by patrons and payout winnings for those wagers.

On the job, you would:

Collect bets in the form of cash or chips, verifying and recording amounts.

Collect cards or tickets from players.

Compute and verify amounts won or lost, paying out winnings or referring patrons to workers, such as gaming cashiers, so that winnings can be collected.

Business

customer service

Math and Science

arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Arts and Humanities

English language

Basic Skills

listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements

Social

changing what is done based on other people's actions

understanding people's reactions

Verbal

listen and understand what people say

communicate by speaking

Math

add, subtract, multiply, or divide

choose the right type of math to solve a problem

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.